Beaumont’s tax rate: the same but different

What looks good out there for Tuesday’s editorial? The crime wave? The heat wave? The oil spill? Something else? Tell us … what you think!

UPDATE: The Beaumont City Council plans to keep the tax rate at 64 cents. But because of higher valuations, the effective tax rate (the rate that would bring in the same amount of money as last year) is 1.6 cents lower. Are you OK with that? Should the tax rate be reduced … at least by a symbolic amount? What are some points that you think should be in Tuesday’s editorial on this? Tell us what you think!